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221. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 87 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 87 1
Title:
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistants, William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for some accounts and a shipment of woollens.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1766
Extent:

1 folio

222. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 90v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 90v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for accounts and informs that Mr Natter is sick and travels to Basra to see the surgeon there.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1766
Extent:

1 folio

223. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 92
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for a shipment of woollens and accounts. A request is also made for a pay rise due to the loss of income from the wine trade in Schirass [Shiraz], which in turn was due to a fear it might upset the authorities.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1766
Extent:

1 folio

224. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 92v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 92v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter reports the high price of Carmenia wool and proposes sending the linguist there (Kirmān Province) with some surplus cloth to see what he is able to procure.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1766
Extent:

1 folio

225. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 96v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 96v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that the Wolf and the Savoy have been damaged and are detained at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1766
Extent:

1 folio

226. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 98
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter gives notification of the Wolf's return to Basra and the Fame's departure for Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1766
Extent:

1 folio

227. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 106v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 106v
Title:
Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora (writing from Bushire), to Carim Caun [Karim Khan], ruler of Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter introduces himself as the new Agent at Basra and expressing friendship and peace.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1767
Extent:

1 folio

228. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 109-109v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 109-109v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter gives a further report of the shortage of Carmenia wool due to the conflict in that (Kirmān) region. Also reported is that Zackey Caun's [Zaki Khan] march to the coast has been delayed due to revolt in Astrobad [Gorgan], and George Skipp travels to Schyrass [Shiraz] to try to improve ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1767
Extent:

1 folio

229. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 119v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 119v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
* The letter is dated 29 January 1767 but this is almost certainly an error and should read 29 May 1767. The letter gives several items of news: the Sheikh of Charrack [Bandar e Charak] is refusing to return the English vessel seized earlier in the year; Zackey Caun [Zaki Khan] remains at Congo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1767
Extent:

1 folio

230. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 120v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 120v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for a packet from George Skipp in Shiraz and advises that he requests no communication should be made with Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] for the good of the negotiations with Karim Khan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1767
Extent:

1 folio